Tag: Dukkha

29
Oct
2013

Dissatisfactions

She is so bored with her day that she goes to the Google News for distraction. She is so bored…

26
Feb
2013

Tragicomedy Of Life: Super Short Story (180)

Super Short Story (180): Tragicomedy Of Life He realised that even good comedies run out of laughs after some time….

05
Feb
2013

Bittersweet Blood

From ‘Young Blood’, as covered by Birdy… Lyrics: We’re only young and naive still We require certain skills The mood…

20
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (52): Curve

Instead of dreading the unexpected curve balls of life thrown at him, he decided to anticipate them best he can,…

05
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (25): Sleep

Thoughts before jumping out of bed: Instead of just asking why we sleep, how about wondering why we wake up?…

31
May
2012

Dukkha

Dukkha is suffering from Birth Ageing Sickness Death Departure from who/what we like, Being with who/what we dislike, Failing to…

28
Mar
2012

This Golden Age

Gil tells Adriana in ‘Midnight in Paris’, when they travelled back in time to an era of Paris (Belle Epoque)…

06
Feb
2012

The Last Task Of This Life

Detail from Segantini’s ‘The last task of the day’. Reminds me of the Dukkha of life’s routine burdens and dreariness,…

06
Feb
2012

Colour Obsession

Colour was my visit-long obsession and joy too, gazing upon Monet’s works, learning about his hard life, which makes his…

08
Nov
2011

The Terrorless Bang

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. – Alfred Hitchcock S: Dukkha (suffering) is…

07
Nov
2011

Some Discomfort

Some discomfort is good. That from recognising Dukkha drives us to Nirvana. Some discomfort is not good. That from denying…

27
Oct
2011

Something Drastically Wrong

An unnerving passage by Steven Grant, in Warren Ellis’ ‘Scars’. ‘If they weren’t there and I saw them, there’s something drastically…

06
Apr
2011

Good & Bad Things

If you focus only on the bad things in your life, you’ll miss the good things in your life, and…

25
Jan
2011

Case of Foolishness?

Squeezing some ice, he screams in pain. But he only had to let it go to end the needless pain….

24
Nov
2010

Dukkha Inspires

Anxiety inspires. Angst inspires. Pain inspires. Dukkha inspires. 烦恼即菩提 Afflictions are Bodhi Related Article: Troubling-ness https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/12/troubling-ness

22
Nov
2010

The Magical Ulcer

The magical ulcer in my mouth seems to come from nowhere, to grow and grow. It doesn’t seem to go,…

10
Nov
2010

Be a Better Princess

I always wondered what is the moral of the story of ‘The Princess and the Pea’. Does it sing the…

27
Oct
2010

You’re Hot & You’re Cold

A drop of water at the hot-and-cold water dispenser dripped on a finger. For a second, I couldn’t decide if…

12
Oct
2010

The Translator Paradox

A good translator can be both satisfied and unsatisfied: unsatisfied with other translations seen, which urges one to come up…

28
Jun
2010

Is Suffering Okay?

Q: Sometimes, suffering may not be a bad thing. A: Suffering is ‘useful’ only if it spurs one to advance…